Gens: AEDIUS  
Created: 24th January 2014
Update:  28th October 2020
Status Republic: Patrician:     Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:      Local magistrate:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician n/a
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Local magistrat. n/a
Uncertain n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular n/a
Senatorial Balbus, Celer
Equestrian n/a
Equestrian (mil) n/a
Local magistrat. Ianuarius, Optatus
Uncertain no cognomen
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors n/a
Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars) 1 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: Family from Allifae in Samnium. AE-1990-222 with stemma based on Camodeca.
Literature Alföldy: Fasti Hispanienses (1969) p.150-153, 175, 276, 278 (Celer, he dates his q cos to L. Visellius in 24 AD and the Camillus not to the cos of 8 but L. Arruntius
 Camillus Scribonianus, legatus in 31 AD, procos Creta in 31/32 or 32/33; does not decide on gentilicium)
Baldwin: Fasti Cretae and Cyrenarum (1983) p.151-155 (§21 [M. Arrunti]us M.f. Celer, governor 32/33; Baldwin argues that the career of this man, usually identified
as an Aedius, fits with an Arruntius. He thus follows Alföldy)
Camodeca, Giuseppe: "Problemi di storia sociale in Alife Romana. Le gentes senatorie degli Aedii e dei Granii e i ceti dirigenti del primo principato",
in Luigi Di Cosmo (Hrsg.): Il territorio Alifano. Archeologia, arte, storia. Atti del convegno, S. Angelo d’Alife, 26 aprile 1987. S. Angelo d’Alife 1990. S. 123–143
and in Camodeca: "I ceti dirigenti di rango senatorio, equestre e decurionale della Campania romana I", Napoli, 2008, p.71-92 (detailed discussion of inscription
CIL-IX-2335 (= ILS961) of [M. Aedi]us M.f. Celer, his timeline disagrees with timeline of Alföldy above)
Camodeca, Giuseppe: "La carriera e la famiglia del senatore M. Aedius Ba[lbus], per commendationem Ti. Caesaris Augusti consul ab Senatu destinatus, 
Riedizione di  CIL IX 2341+2343 E 2342", in M. Silvestrini, T. Spagnuolo Vigorita, G. Volpe:  Studi in onore di Francesco Grelle , Bari, 2006, p.27-37
 and in Camodeca: "I ceti dirigenti di rango senatorio, equestre e decurionale della Campania romana I", Napoli, 2008 p.93-112 with stemma p.109
(he proposes that Balbus is the brother of Celer not Celer's father)
Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.173-174 (§9 M. Aedius Celer, X vir stlit iudic c.6/7 AD)
Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XI Aedii and Servilii
Schneider: Zusammensetzung des römischen Senates  (1942), p.61 (§200a (…]us Celer, procs Creta et Crene, under Tiberius)
Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.173-174 (Aedii relationship to Servilii; Settipanni interpolates a M. Aedius as son of Aedius Celer and father of Aedia Servilia, possible
but not in my opinion necessary)
Syme Ronald: "The Historian Servilius Nonianus", in Hermes, Bd.92, 1964, p.413-414 (also In Ten Studies in Tacitus p.97-98) suggests that M. Aletus
in Tacitus Annales 2.47.4 is not a corruption of Ateius, but of Aedius (Aidius). He also discusses Aedia Srvilia.
Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.130 (§1 [M. Aedi]us Celer, legatus of procos Furius Camillus 17/18?)
Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.279 (§520 Aedius ?, cos destinatus')
Changes 2020.10.28 New header, reference list plus many updates
REPUBLIC
IMPERIAL                                                      
(M. Granius)
 
  G211 RE14 LP27-4
M. Aedius ~ (Grania M.f)                       M. Granius Marcellus  
ab Allifae procos Bithynia 14/15
avunculus of Celer
  ?
LP38-14  
C626 RE Celer1 Laet565 ? PIR1-inc2 AE2006-361 Laet435 G212 RE15
[M. Aedi]us M.f. Celer           [M.Ae]dius M.f. Ba[lbus]   M. Granius Marcianus
trib Ter., inscription Alifae, senator from Allifae, governor Hisp Ult post 22
X vir stlit iudic, q of cos M. Furius Camillus 8 AD q Aug, tr pl, pr,  consobrinus of Celer
leg in Apulia vs slave revolt 9/10 leg of Tiberius,
aed cer c.11 (pr c.13), leg in Bithynia 14/15 commended by Tiberius to senate as
leg of procos Africa M. Furius Camillus 17/18 cos destinatus c.20 AD
procos Creta et Cyrene 19/20 or 21/22 ?? = M. Aletus (? Ateius) praetorius 17AD (A1278)
leg of cousin Granius Marcianus in Hisp Ult post 22 (proposal by Syme)
~ Servilia (FOS709), ? dt of M. Servilius cos ord 3 AD
or married to M. Aedius Balbus in stead
 
A114 RE1 FOS6 ILS6515 ILS6515 AE1992-1768
Aedia M.f. Servilia      L. Aedius L. Aedius L.f. Optatus M. Aedius M.f. 
attested 51 Augustalis at Allifae trib. Ter., from Allifae
~ M'. Acilius Aviola cos ord 54 q Aug at Alifae soldier for 27 years
† aged 56 in Africa
mid 1st century
AE1982-958
L. Aedius Ianuarius
curial of Thamaguda in Africa 211/212
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